From first explorers to a common tourism – a history and transformation of the human activity in the polar regions 2800-OG-EN-HTHPR
1. Geography of the polar regions (definitions of Arctic and Antarctic, physical geography background and settlement geography)
2. First explorers and settlers
3. Relationships between pioneering explorations and tourism
4. Settlements functions changes since the beginning of colonization
5. Contemporary human activity in polar regions
6. Opportunities for tourism and its development in the polar regions
7. Limitations for tourism and its development in the polar regions
8. Selected case studies of polar tourism and analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on them.
Total student workload
Learning outcomes - knowledge
Learning outcomes - skills
Learning outcomes - social competencies
Teaching methods
Expository teaching methods
- problem-based lecture
- informative (conventional) lecture
Type of course
Prerequisites
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Assessment methods:
1. test – types of questions: single choice – W1, W2, W3, W4
2. presence (min. 85%) and activity on the classes.
Criteria of test assessment:
fail- below 50%
satisfactory- 50-59%
satisfactory plus- 60-69%
good – 70-79%
good plus- 80-89%
very good- 90% and more
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